Colin Kaepernick

US Politics: both sides are suited by the alleged rift between the GOP and big business

32-year-old has been accused of sexual assault but has been a key part of Bucs’ playoff run

The use of Uyghur labour in Chinese factories continues to be a huge cause of concern

The Indiana Fever player is keen to use her platform to highlight racial inequality

US president’s support in Suffolk County is largely drawn from suburban middle-class

It started when Colin Kaepernick took a knee but this summer has seen an explosion of protest

Athletes with their influence pose an immediate threat and critics want them to fail

‘Message has been lost. It’s now not dissimilar to a fancy hashtag or nice pin badge’

Kansas City Chiefs allowed less than 17,000 fans inside 75,000-seat Arrowhead Stadium

The banning of all protest at next year’s Olympics is flying in face of the new reality

World champion told not to support NFL player, six drivers in Austria don’t take a knee

The fantasy that elite sport should stand aloof from ordinary politics has crumbled

UK foreign secretary says pose in support of movement ‘feels like symbol of subjugation’

Selfishness is required to be the best in sport but BLM movement has changed things

Premier League, Nascar and NFL no longer worried about losing 'traditional fanbase'

NFL and US Soccer have performed U-turns and said they were wrong over protests

Irish sprinter has added her voice to the Black Lives Matter movement

The rule was adopted after Megan Rapinoe kneeled in support of Colin Kaepernick

The former sports journalist has seen plenty of changes at one of America’s biggest teams

League ‘stands by the ideals of freedom of speech and the right to peaceful protest’

Commissioner Goodell said league would enourage players to speak out and protest

League changed its stance and got behind the movement after initially fining clubs and players